St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1887-09-24
POLICE JURY.

CovrNaroN. La, Sept. IL. 1887
The Police Jury net or Tia
above date.
Present.. NJ. Allison. Milton
Burns. Il. Galatas, Zach. Sharp
Alex. Bush. Isi,un Mizell. Cha
Aubry.
Absent-W. B. Porter, Chas
McMahan.
On motion. the reading Of tn
minutes Of the last meeting wal
dispensed with.
A petition from road hands o.
the BOnfOuca road WAS read xn'
laid over till the January meeting
1883.
The following clerks of election
were then appointed:
First Wari--Louis Galatas.
Second Ward john Fitzgerald
Third Ward-H. A. Mortee.
Fourth Ward-A. Vsrret.
Fifth WarL-W. r. Dupriest.
Sixth Ward-GeO. Wilson
Seventh Wxrd-Neymour Cousin
Eighth Ward-John Frederick
Ninth Ward-A. F. Cousin.
The following bills were read and
approved:
10 W. B. Cook. Sheriff: To casl,
paid Parish Prison. New Orleans,
to feeling Bennett and Lewis
$66 AZ; 70 feeling A. Lewis in Par.
ish Prison. $37; t. feeding Morgan
Kennedy. J day, 50 cts; 10 feeding
Wash. u days. S.; to feeding W.
Gail. IL days. IS 50; to carrying
Bennett and Lewis IL the Peuiten-
tiary. $45; 70 feeding petit Jury.
M"r;h term. SIP; to bringing BEN
nett from New Orleans, Alarcl,
term. $l2 80; ~ guarding the jail,
March tepn. $24; to Que pa6nays,,pis
aud shirt for Lewis. 81 ~. one
barrel lime for jill. 81 s to two
wh;tewash brushes. 81 50; to three
buckets. 50 cts; to feeding Bishop
Wilson. IL days. IS 50; to feeding
Jack Regain. II days. SIS 50; to cash
paid +. Hanssli. for Record Books
tor the Clerks office. $36 40; cash
paid Louisiana State University for
tuition Of Cl,as. Hosn,er, 1913; paid
". Evans for vanishing Jud &c 3
stand in tbs Courtroom. Sl2; paid
for cleaning Courthouse yard, s.;
to feeding Bishop Wilson. al days,
from May 2 to Sept. IS. 1887.
$40 So; to fes:lins Jack Regain, Ill
days. from May 2 to September IL,
1881. $40 50; to feeding Shep POM
pey, 4 DAYS. 81; to feeding Sol.
ID days. IS. T"t.l. $5l6 55
h. A. Mortee. Coroner, to hold
Inquest on the body of Robert
July II 1887, $40; mile
sge. 81 Az. PotHl. Sli ~.
Il. MenJow. to buiI,lin. n brick
in trout of the Court
house. 50.
Joseph Daniels. to hnulinc IL
oa,ls of sand a,.J 3 loads Of bricks.
It rs cents per load, 81 50.
JOHN Wsdswortb. 10 services us
Parish Attorney for the mouths of
July. August aud Septe mLer,
b1S Is.
The following petition was then
'eMd:
BArou LAcoMBE, Sept. Is. 1887.
70 the honorable President and MEM
beers OF the Police Jury:
GentleMen-Ws the undersigned
itizens of the Seventh Ward do
'ereby certify that Henry gilbert
on is unit for pubic road duty,
nd respectfully ask that he la ex-
lnpted from such duty.
Sisnsd-A. u. Tucker, ]. P, Fs-
x Cousin. Felix Array. John Bees
ant. Chas. Manday. Melville Rivi-
e. Joseph Cousin.
On motion, the above petition
'as granted.
The following resolutions were
ben adopted:
ResoiUcd, That the President be
Authorized to advertise for bids for
Ne construction Of flowing arte-
ian well iu the Courthouse yard.
{ . point to be- selected by him.
he contractor to furnish every
hing. The contract to be given to
he lowest bidder. the Police Jury
rserving the right to reject any
nd all bids. Tue we'll to 10 ra,d
" when accepted by the Police
ury.
Resolued. That the st. Tammany
elephcns COMPANY bs notified, by
- Secretary Of the Police Jury, to
,movs their wires aud polls from
long the public roads VI this par
b. within thirty days from date.
therwiss tue Police Jury will have
70 same removed ut the expense Of
70 SAID Telephone Company.
Resolved. That this parish bear
ne-iIaIf the expense Of having a
sw survey made of the boundary
No between st. Tammany and
'ashington parishes. and wherever
70 public road crosses said line
e road oversee be required to
1t mp a sign containing the words
parirh line"
A proposition from the New Or
ans Lightning Rod Company. to
ect . Liz litniny rod on the Court
,use, was laid over till next meet
&.
All proposed changes in public
ads or road hands we're laid over {
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